Metal cleaner and polisher



i aten'ted Apr. 6, a 1926 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Baron L. CLUTIER,-0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO LIGHTNING rnonuo'rs con- PORATION, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

I METAL CLEANER AND POLISHER.

lfl'o Drawing.

[ '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Baron L. OLUTIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Cleaners and Polishers, of which the following is a speci- Another object is to provide a cleaner andpolisher which is ready for instant use and does not require an extraneous applicator.

Another object is to provide an imprega nated cloth for use in cleaning and polishing metals.

Other objects and advantages inafter appear. 7

An embodiment of the invention is set forth in the following description.

will here- The cleaning and polishing compound comprises a mixture of silica, petrolatum and stearic acid. These ingredients are heated and mixed together.

The cleaning and polishing cloth is produced by impregnating a suitable textile with the compound.

. ing and cleaning metals.

practically dry and will retain its proper- Application filed July 26, 1922. Serial No. 577,743.

The following proportions of ingredients and procedure have been found to give excellent results.

To produceabout seventy pounds of the compound approximately twenty-five (25) pounds of water-floated, 350 mesh hard silica, approximately thirty v (30) pounds of amber petrolatum and about fifteen (15) poundsof stearic acid are placed together in a pot and-heated to afreely fluid mixture. It is a good plan to agitate the mixture to keep the silica evenly'distributed through the compound.

This amount of compound is sufficient to properly impregnate about thirty (30) pounds of heavy grade cotton flannel. The sheet of cotton flannel is immersed in the fluid compound and, after being thoroughly impregnated, is divested of any excess compound by being passed through rolls or other suitable means.

The cloth is then ready for use in polish- It appears to be ties until substantially worn out.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V A metal cleaning and polishing compound approximately the following proportions by weight twenty-five parts of hard silica,

thirty parts of petrolatum and flfteenparts {of stearic acid.

In testimony whereof hereunto subscribed my name.

BRICE L. CLUTIER,

I consisting of the following ingredients in 

